Thomas Solomon Gallery

Works in Progress

Miljohn Ruperto: The Isabel Rosario Cooper Project

By Aram Moshayedi

Bidoun, Bazaar/Issue 20, Spring 2010
ISBN 1551-4048

Dennis Oppenheim

THOMAS SOLOMON GALLERY
427 Bernard Street
March 20–May 1

In the summer of 1969, Dennis Oppenheim debuted new work at Yvon Lambert Gallery in Milan; included in this exhibition was a sound track of his footsteps made while walking through the city. This piece inspired Oppenheim to shift focus from Land art to the more intimate site of his own body. What followed, including the seminal Reading Position for Second-Degree Burn, 1970, in which Oppenheim’s skin was “painted” red by absorbing rays of sunlight, was a...   read more

Pagel, David.  “Say hello to the Everyman,” Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2010: D21.

At Thomas Solomon Gallery, "Dennis Oppenheim: Early Works" takes visitors to the early 1970s, when art was, on one hand, an open-ended experiment capable of just about anything, and on the other, nothing special – just another part of life's unpredictable thrills and pitfalls, not to mention its inescapable freedom.

A sense of Everyman accessibility and see-for-yourself inquisitiveness is palpable in...   read more

MOSTLY SCULPTURE SHOW
March 13-28, 2010

Opening reception March 13, 7-10 PM

This is a show of work that centers on material exploration.  The six artists' works are unified by their emphasis on process and innovation.  Each artist engages in a pas-de-deux with specific materials in a poetry of making.  In the tradition of Schwitters, Tuttle, Franz West, Kippenberger, and Genzken, this work is strongly formal and has to do with the specific methods of making.  From draped fabric to dyed carrara marble to sheetrock to art...   read more

In 2010, the Art Park, the converted car park underneath the galleries at Madinat Jumeirah, includes the Bidoun Lounge, home to informal talks and performances, and a screening room and video bar, showing film programmes curated by Bidoun and guest curators.

Daily screenings hosted by the curators and artists take place in the Bidoun Lounge, while the programmes are looped continually in the screening room. The Video Bar lends itself to individual viewing and research.

A dynamic programme of talks and performances includes sessions looking...   read more

L.A. MAKES A SHOWING AT ARCO

Susan Emerling

Art in America, Vol. 98, No. 2, February:  30.

For the first time in its 29-year history, the international contemporary art fair ARCOmadrid has invited a city--Los Angeles--rather than a country as its "honored guest."  (The United States received the distinction in 1994.)  The switch, says the fair's director, Lourdes Fernandez, reflects the fact that "contemporary meaning is not in countries, but in cities."  Once organizers decided to...   read more

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"STILL BUOYANT ORBIT"
Gae Savannah

Satellite Miami Closes the Decade

Without doubt, this year, NADA won the Fabulous Venue award.  From double arch panache of front entrance to capacious tiered lobby, the retro glam of the grande dame Deauville Beach Resort gave tingly anticipation to what would appear through the doors.  Unfortunately, some of the NADA fare lacked the luster of the hotel.  However, at Thomas Solomon Gallery, Bart Exposito, proved an exception.

Exposito’s...   read more

By Michael Duncan

Published: February 1, 2010
Modern Painters/artinfo.com

"Cross Sections" at Thomas Solomon Gallery

Los Angeles

Oct. 17 – Nov. 14, 2009

Los Angeles is not really known for abstraction, but younger artists here can’t seem to stay away from it. Brad Eberhard is one of the best of the new practitioners, steering clear of murk and mess in fresh works open to the colors and shapes of the real world. Coming on the heels of his first solo painting show at...   read more

"Whimsical and diabolical debut"

Chistopher Knight

Los Angeles Times
January 22, 2010

A sparse but maddeningly enticing solo debut by Josh Mannis is anchored by "Variation," a digitally manipulated video that turns Pop whimsy into something bordering on diabolical. The repetitions start off playful, but as the unending loop continues you begin to understand why the man doing a calisthenics-dance on the TV...   read more

Haute

Curated by Roman  Stollenwerk

Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Chaffey College

January 25 – March 6, 2010; Artists reception January 26, 6-8pm

Haute (High):High-class, high-toned, elevated, upper; Luxury, fancy, designer.
Fashion, design, cuisine and other “lifestyle” products have distinct tiers of value.  The distinction between mass-produced jeans and runway fashion is immediately apparent; however, these divides aren’t as obvious in fine art.  Art is inherently...   read more

Something in the Air, a group exhibition

Entering in-between material and spirit, something beyond our practice, parade of disasters, triumphs and perils, science, religion, ultimate purpose, meaning, and angel falls for humanity.

Something in the Air is a group exhibition including works by Marc Bell, Jennifer Celio, Adam Helms, Margaret Nielsen, and Aaron Sandnes.

For further information please contact HK Zamani.

Dates: January 12 – February 11, 2010

Reception: Tuesday...   read more

Thomas Solomon Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist JOSH MANNIS. This is Mannis’ first solo exhibition with the gallery.  The exhibition opens on Saturday, January 9, 2010 with a reception for the artist from 6 to 8 PM at 427 Bernard Street.

For his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, VARIATIONS, Mannis will present a collection of works in different media that address issues of affirmation, presence and appropriation.  Within the framework of the public exhibition, Mannis explores the relationship of his...   read more